1. Joachim Recktenwald Eurostat F2 – Labour market statistics
Proposal for a set of indicators to supplement the ILO unemployment rate
Joachim Recktenwald
Eurostat F2 – Labour market statistics
21-22 March 2011
Meeting of the European Directors of Social Statistics

2. Indicators to supplement ILO unemployment
Objective and approach
The challenge
Work so far
21-22 March 2011
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3. Indicators to supplement ILO unemployment
Agreement reached on
- definitions
- names
Open issue: measurement in relative terms, the choice of the appropriate denominator
21-22 March 2011
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4. Indicators to supplement ILO unemployment
(1) Underemployed part-time workers
(2) Persons seeking work but not immediately available
(3) Persons available to work but not seeking
(2) + (3) = potential additional labour force
Calculations can be based on existing EU LFS variables
21-22 March 2011
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5. Indicators to supplement ILO unemployment: The denominator issue
Comprehensive stakeholder consultation
Denominators:
for underemployed PT workers: total employment
options for the two other sub-groups:
□ labour force
□ economically inactive population
□ extended labour force
Internal discussion in Eurostat
21-22 March 2011
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6. Indicators to supplement ILO unemployment: Next steps
Detailed calculations
Bilateral discussions with Member States
Decision by Eurostat on denominator
Release of the indicators in autumn 2011
21-22 March 2011
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7. Indicators to supplement ILO unemployment:
The DSS are asked to
- endorse the agreement reached at LAMAS level
- give their view on the open issue and the next steps
- comment on other issue related to this project
21-22 March 2011
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